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American Assassin 2017
A 2017 American action thriller film, American Assassin stars Dylan O'Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan, Shiva Negar, and Taylor Kitsch. Directed by Michael Cuesta, it was written by Stephen Schiff, Michael Finch, Edward Zwick, and Marshall Herskovitz and adapted from Vince Flynn's 2010 novel. The story follows CIA operative Mitch Rapp, a young black ops agent, as he assists a Cold War veteran in preventing a nuclear weapon from being detonated. Released in the United States on September 15, 2017, the film earned over $67 million globally. Critics gave it mixed reviews, calling the storyline clichéd and uneventful.
Cast
- Dylan O'BrienCIA Agent Mitch Rapp
- Michael KeatonCIA Agent Stan Hurley
- Sanaa LathanCIA Deputy Director Irene Kennedy
- Shiva NegarVAJA Agent Annika
- David SuchetCIA Director Stansfield
- Navid NegahbanMinister Behruz
- Scott AdkinsVictor
- Alaa SafiJaveed
- Khalid LaithSharif
- Mohammad BakriAshani
- Charlotte VegaKatrina Harper
- Joseph LongGeneral Rostani
Crew
- Director
- Michael Cuesta
- Screenplay
- Stephen Schiff, Michael Finch, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
- Producer
- Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Nick Wechsler
- Cinematography
- Enrique Chediak
- Editing
- Conrad Buff IV
- Music
- Steven Price
Details
- Production
- CBS Films, Di Bonaventura Pictures
- Distributor
- Lionsgate
- Budget
- $33 million
- Box office
- $67.2 million
